- Summary
- Trapped in a ghetto with thousands of other Jews, facing starvation or deportation to the death camps, Jacob is detained one evening at Gestpo headquarters. Eavesdropping he overhears a radio report about a nearby Russian victory. At first he is silent, but circumstances compel him to pass on the good news of hope. In order to be believed, he feigns access to a hidden, strictly forbidden radio. Quickly he becomes a one-man bulwark against despair, a reluctant hero, but a tragic figure still, a man ultimately powerless to see or change the fate of his people.
- Other Title
- Jakob der Lügner.
- Variant Title
- Jakob der Lügner
Jakob the liar
- Format
- Video
- Published
- [Northampton, MA] : Icestorm International, 1999
- Locale
- Poland
- Other Authors/Editors
- Brodský, Vlastimil.
Mueller-Stahl, Armin, 1930-
Geschonneck, Erwin, 1906-2008.
Hübchen, Henry, 1947-
Kommerell, Blanche.
Simon, Manuela.
Bara, Margit, 1928-2016.
Beyer, Frank, 1932-2006.
Becker, Jurek, 1937-1997.
DEFA. Studio für Spielfilme.
Fernsehen der DDR.
Filmové studio Barrandov.
Icestorm Entertainment GmbH.
Icestorm International, Inc.
- Notes
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.
Icestorm International Classics on container.
Director, Frank Beyer; director of photography, Günter Marczinkowsky; screenplay, Jurek Becker.
Vlastimil Brodsky, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Hübchen, Blanche Kommerell, Manuela Simon, Margit Bara.
VHS.
English subtitles.
